by Melissa J. Troutman | Aug 29, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Fiction, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
If you take a handful of Beauty and the Beast and mix it with a scoop of How to Train Your Dragon, and throw in a few sparks from something like Rumpelstiltskin, you’ll have an idea of why I enjoyed Embergold by Rachelle Nelson so much. (Beauty and the Beast is...
by Arthur | Aug 22, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
What is a hero? There’s an interesting philosophical question for you. Are we talking a Biblical hero, a hero of the revolution, a war hero … Or a hero in fiction. A lot of good fiction books are written about a ‘hero’. It typically has to be someone in a...
by A.S. Hardin | Aug 15, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Empire of the Vampire isn’t just another vampire story; it’s a grim coming-of-age tale where faith, morals, and humanity can be lost. This massive tome, rife with dark humor and medieval grit, is rich, dangerous, and unforgiving—where something as innocent as a child...
by Cammi Woodall | Aug 15, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
I have been intrigued by PBS’s The Great American Read. I am ashamed to admit I haven’t even heard of some of these books! I have, however, heard of the two Alabama natives on the list. Yes, fellow Alabamians (Alabamites? Bamers? Dixie Delights?)! We have two entries...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Aug 1, 2025 | Author news, Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Fans! You all know that I love to promote books. Novels. Novellas. Short Stories. If it’s off the beaten track and I like it, I will share. Why? Because I love reading and want to share my favorite books. Smoking Flax is one of my favorite...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Jul 25, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Wow. Have you ever read one of those books that, in some way, started with such deep sadness that you didn’t know if you wanted to take the journey with the author? That’s how I felt when I first picked up The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom....
